Iron chain - Revision history

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 ==Description==
-An iron chain that is tethering an iron ball to a punished hero cannot be picked up, and will usually disappear when punishment ends, leaving the iron ball behind.{{refsrc|src/read.c|2394|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calling <tt>unpunish()</tt> causes the chain to vanish}}
+A [[wield]]ed iron chain deals [[d notation|1d4+1]] damage on hit,{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|877|nethack=3.6.7}} with additional damage to susceptible monsters if [[blessed]].{{refsrc|src/weapon.c|318|nethack=3.6.7}}  An iron chain that is tethering an iron ball to a punished hero cannot be picked up, and will usually disappear when punishment ends, leaving the iron ball behind.{{refsrc|src/read.c|2394|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calling <tt>unpunish()</tt> causes the chain to vanish}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], [[applying]] a bag of tricks that is [[cursed]] or has been [[charged]] previously has a {{frac|20}} chance of spitting out an iron chain, which replaces the random item that a non-cursed or non-recharged bag would generate.
+In [[UnNetHack]], [[applying]] a bag of tricks that is [[cursed]] or has been [[recharged]] previously has a {{frac|20}} chance of producing an iron chain&mdash;this 'replaces' the random item that can generated by a non-cursed bag of tricks which has not yet been charged.
 Iron chains appear on the Convict quest as described above.

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 ==Variants==
-Some variants may elect to make iron chains somewhat useful in certain cases.
+Some ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s elect to make iron chains somewhat useful in certain cases.
-Many [[variant]]s of ''NetHack'' incorporate the [[Convict Role]] patch: a hero in the Convict role starts the game punished, with one of their primary objectives being removing the chain or otherwise untethering the heavy iron ball. Several iron chains can also generate as prison debris on the [[Convict quest]]: there is a {{frac|3|4}} chance each for five iron chains to generate on both the home level and the upper filler level, and the locate level has a supply room with more than sixty iron chains.
+Many ''NetHack'' variant]s incorporate the [[Convict Role]] patch: a hero in the Convict role starts the game punished, with one of their primary objectives being removing the chain or otherwise untethering the heavy iron ball. Several iron chains can also generate as prison debris on the [[Convict quest]]: there is a {{frac|3|4}} chance each for five iron chains to generate on both the home level and the upper filler level, and the locate level has a supply room with more than sixty iron chains.
 ===UnNetHack===
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 In [[SpliceHack]], iron chains appear on the Convict quest as described above.
-Iron chains have uses in creating items at a [[furnace]]:
+Iron chains can be combined with some items at a [[furnace]] to create a couple of other items:
 * An iron chain can be combined with a [[boulder]] to create a heavy iron ball.
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 Reading a blessed scroll of punishment or reading any scroll of punishment while confused will simply generate an iron chain without the accompanying iron ball.
-[[Zapping]] a [[wand of sonics]] and destroying [[iron bars]] will leave behind up to 3 iron chains on the bars' former square.
+[[Zapping]] a [[wand of sonics]] and destroying a set of [[iron bars]] will leave behind up to 3 iron chains on the bars' former square.
-Iron chains can be used in [[crafting]] recipes at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to make several other items:
+Iron chains can be combined with several items at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to make several other items:
 * An iron chain can be combined with 2 [[shuriken]] to create a spiked chain.
-* An iron chain can be combined with a [[Flintlock (Hack'EM)|flintlock]] to create a [[pistol]].
+* An iron chain can be combined with a [[Flintlock (Hack'EM)|flintlock]] to create a [[Pistol (SLASH'EM)|pistol]].
 * An iron chain can be combined with a pistol to create a [[Submachine gun (SLASH'EM)|submachine gun]].
 * An iron chain can be combined with a submachine gun to create a [[Heavy machine gun (SLASH'EM)|heavy machine gun]].

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 ===Improvised uses===
-Here are several, somewhat trivial uses for these objects:
+Here are several, somewhat trivial uses for these objects, in rough order of actual practicality:
 * Throw or kick them as missiles.
 * If the player is a [[Healer]], [[Priest]], [[Ranger]], [[Tourist]], or [[Wizard]] going for [[weaponless]] conduct, a chain will do more damage than Basic or Skilled [[bare hands]] (d4+1 vs d2+1 damage). Well-enchanted [[kicking boots]] will still be superior, however, and even a heavy iron ball will be more useful.
-* Food for pet metallivores, or for you while [[polyself]]ed into a metallivore.
+* If the chains came from killing an iron golem, polypile enough of them to make another iron golem and either turn it into your [[pet]] or [[polymorph]] it into a monster worthy of sacrificing (though one is likely better off using the golem they killed in the first place if they can do this). If you are particularly bored, taming it and watching it get killed by a [[rust monster]] will produce an [[YAFM|amusing message]].
 * Carry them in your main inventory to lower the chance that something "good" will be cursed or stolen. (Consider using lighter objects such as worthless [[gem]]s instead.)
 * Leave a [[bones file]] that will annoy others (using ASCII): "Darn, that's not an altar." (This ''might'' be considered very mild [[griefing]].)

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 * Food for pet metallivores, or for you while [[polyself]]ed into a metallivore.
 * Leave them in the path of hostile metallivores as a distraction.
-* Polypile enough of them to make another iron golem, and either turn it into your [[pet]] or [[polymorph]] it into a monster worthy of sacrificing (though one is likely better off using the golem they killed in the first place if they can do this). If you are particularly bored, taming it and watching it get killed by a [[rust monster]] will produce an [[YAFM|amusing message]].
+* Polypile enough of them to make an [[iron golem]], and either turn it into your [[pet]] or [[polymorph]] it into a monster worthy of sacrificing (though one is likely better off using the golem they killed in the first place if they can do this). If you are particularly bored, taming it and watching it get killed by a [[rust monster]] will produce an [[YAFM|amusing message]].
 * Carry them in your main inventory to lower the chance that something "good" will be cursed or stolen. (Consider using lighter objects such as worthless [[gem]]s instead.)
 * Leave a [[bones file]] that will annoy others (using ASCII): "Darn, that's not an altar." (This ''might'' be considered very mild [[griefing]].)

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 * An iron chain can be combined with 2 [[shuriken]] to create a spiked chain.
-* An iron chain can be combined with a [[flintlock]] to create a [[pistol]].
+* An iron chain can be combined with a [[Flintlock (Hack'EM)|flintlock]] to create a [[pistol]].
-* An iron chain can be combined with a pistol to create a [[submachine gun]].
+* An iron chain can be combined with a pistol to create a [[Submachine gun (SLASH'EM)|submachine gun]].
-* An iron chain can be combined with a submachine gun to create a [[heavy machine gun]].
+* An iron chain can be combined with a submachine gun to create a [[Heavy machine gun (SLASH'EM)|heavy machine gun]].
-* An iron chain can be combined with a [[rifle]] to create a [[sniper rifle]].
+* An iron chain can be combined with a [[Rifle (SLASH'EM)|rifle]] to create a [[Sniper rifle (SLASH'EM)|sniper rifle]].
-* An iron chain can be combined with 2 [[dart]]s, 2 daggers or 2 knives to create a stack of [[bullet]]s.
+* An iron chain can be combined with 2 [[dart]]s, 2 daggers or 2 knives to create a stack of [[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullets]].
 * An iron chain can be combined with 2 bullets to create a [[Shotgun shell (SLASH'EM)|shotgun shell]].
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 {{DOD}}
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 The iron chain first appears in [[Hack 1.0]].
-In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, iron chains can be used to mark the [[vibrating square]]. Prior to [[Vlad the Impaler]]'s major rework in [[NetHack 3.6.1]], they were sometimes used humorously as a [[Vladsbane]].
+In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, iron chains can be used to mark the [[vibrating square]]. Prior to [[Vlad the Impaler]]'s major rework in [[NetHack 3.6.1]], they were sometimes used humorously as [[Vladsbane]]s.
 ==Variants==